Chapter 6: Why do Fools Fall in Love?

Yup…been a while for this update. Still, better late than never. Don't own Danny Phantom. R&R and Enjoy!

***8 PM, Hotel Ballroom***

As party guests slowly came in, the birthday girl was politely greeting them. She wore a lovely white dress and a smile on her face. Yet, on the inside, she was worried. Specifically, about how her boyfriend would be treated. It was no secret that quite a few of her friends attending her party (i.e. Dash, Kwan, and Star to name a few) would be curious, if not angry that he would be attending. Knowing the boys, they might even try to humiliate him while he was here.

'I hope not.' She thought as more people trickled in. 'I would hate for my friends…and former boyfriend, to ruin my birthday because of the stupid social hierarchy.'

Five minutes later, her secret lover arrived. She had to stifle a giggle at his state of dress. Granted, he did dress up for the occasion in a black dress shirt, white tie, and white slacks. But one of his shirt tails was poking out, his tie was a little loose, and it appeared that he had helmet hair. His presence and appearance did not go unnoticed by her friends and she could see them already narrowing their eyebrows at him and murmuring.

Deciding to keep up appearances, she walked up to him with a fake scowl on her face. Danny, for his part, looked nervous as she approached but relaxed slightly when she briefly smiled at him before the Queen B mask returned.

"You know, Fenton," The Latina girl commented as she tucked in his shirt and fixed his hair. "I expected you to be late, but you could have at least remembered to look yourself over before walking in."

"Yeesh. I get no respect." Danny joked in his best Rodney Dangerfield as he fixed his tie.

Paulina stifled a chuckle before replying, "And don't you forget it."

As Danny walked away to get some punch, her friend, or in Dash's case ex-boyfriend, surrounded her.

"You invited Fenturd to your birthday party?" The blonde football star asked.

Paulina huffed, refusing to look at the jock as she slowly made her way to the punch bowl. "So, what if I did? Are you saying I can't invite people to my own birthday party?"

"But Fenton is one of the losers! I thought this was supposed to be for the popular kids only?" Kwan asked.

"No." Paulina said, now getting annoyed "Its for people I consider friends to enjoy my birthday! Now do you have a problem with that?"

Dash and Kwan dropped the conversation but continued giving Danny dirty looks. Star looked between the jocks before going after her friend who had just poured herself a cup of punch.

"You ok, Paulina?" The blonde asked.

The birthday girl sipped her drink and shivered a little before turning to look at her friend. "Do you really want to know what's on my mind or do you want me to lie and say that I'm fine?"

Star sighed, looking serious now as she got her own cup of punch. "Is this…thing…between you and Fenton going to result in another Valerie situation?"

"If by that you mean we stupidly shunned our friend because of something she had no control over? Possibly." Paulina replied. "I'm not asking you to do a complete 180 on Danny and be nice to him…I'm just asking you to be open to him…for me."

The blonde nodded her head. "We were bitches to her for no reason…I don't want to make the same mistake again with you."

Star sipped on her punch before coughing a little. "Jesus! What did they spike the punch with?"

"151 by the taste of it." Paulina chuckled. "I just need this cup to calm down and then it will be just water for the rest of the night."

"I'm with you there…but I doubt everyone else will be as cautious as us." The blonde replied before hugging her friend. "Happy birthday, girlfriend."

The two separated with Star going to mingle with her friends while Paulina searched for her boyfriend. She found him sitting awkwardly in a chair, his hands between his keens and nervously looking out at the dance floor.

"Nervous, lover boy?" She teasingly asked. Danny looked up and smiled at her.

"Yeah. I'm not much of a dancer and I ended up standing off to the side at the homecoming dance." He said meekly.

The Latina girl chuckled at the memory. "I remember. I think Sam tried to start a protest to stop the dance or something?"

This time it was Danny's turn to laugh. "Yeah. For as much as Sam hates the 'old timey traditions', she seems to unintentionally agree with some of them in her struggle to fight against conformity."

They both chuckled at the thought before Paulina held out her hand to him. "Come on. At least one pop song before you dance with me during my waltz."

Danny looked very nervous at his girlfriend. "You sure?"

She smirked a little. "I'm sure."

He accepted her hand and she guided him to the dance floor. Danny did not know, nor would he ever discover what song was playing at that moment. But what he did know was that Paulina stood in front of him and smiled before turning around and grinding on him.

For the young teenage boy, this was his first time in a grind line and his hormones immediately led to the formation of a throbbing boner. He bit his lip and tried to fight the sensation, but it was futile. Thinking that it would be rude of him to press his erection against his girlfriend's bum, he tried backing away.

But Paulina would have none of that. She put his hands on her hips as she continued, her eyes closed and smirking like the cat who had eaten the canary.

Off to the side, Dash and several football players were glaring at the couple.

"I can't tell if she's trying to humiliate him and have him pop a boner or if she actually likes it." One guy said.

"If she was trying to humiliate him then why would she be grinding on him in the first place and not on one of us?" Another countered.

"All I know is that it needs to stop." Dash growled. "Any ideas?"

"Well there aren't any lockers we can stuff him in." One said.

"And we would have to look around to find a bathroom to give him a swirly." Another spoke up.

"No, no. We need to do something bigger. Something that would sink him to a new low."

His eyes glanced around the ballroom before settling on the large birthday cake waiting in a hallway near the kitchens.

"Hey Sid." The jock spoke up, turning to one of his teammates. "You pack any boomers for tonight?"

The boy in question checked his pockets. "Just a couple cherry bombs. Left my M-80s and bigger stuff at home."

"Nah. Those will be fine for what I have planned." The blonde football player chuckled to himself.

When the song ended a few minutes later, the birthday girl led her secret boyfriend over to the table reserved for her and her most special of friends. The music faded, letting everyone else know it was time to sit and enjoy the food that was about to be served. At their table sat Star and three other cheerleaders. The three looked at him curiously but said nothing while Star gave him a kind smile. Once everyone was settled, servers began serving food to the party guests. Several people were curious as to why they were simply eating sandwiches during what seemed like a grand birthday party, but they kept their thoughts to themselves…all except Dash.

"The hell?" The jock loudly complained. "I thought we would be eating steak or lobster. Not some…" He opened the sandwich, "Ham and cheese panini!"

Paulina frowned. She knew her parents had good jobs going for them, but she also knew it wasn't cheap to rent out a hotel ball room, get her a new dress, decorations, a large cake, and pay for catering. She loved her parents too much to put that much of a financial burden on them. Besides, it was her birthday. Why couldn't she enjoy one of her favorite light meals on her birthday?

"Mmmm!" she heard from beside her. "This a Cuban sandwich?" Danny asked.

The Latina girl nodded her head.

"This is delicious! Probably one of the best sandwiches I've ever had!" He said, making the girl smile and continue eating while ignoring her spiteful ex-lover.

"Oh yeah? And what do you have to compare to, Fenturd? Those 2 slices of bread and a piece of sod your Goth friend tried to make us eat a few months back?" Dash fired back before laughing at his own joke. Unfortunately for him, he was the only one laughing. Everyone else, including some of his teammates were fine with their meal and ate.

The blonde football star didn't like this. Not one bit. It felt like the school was turning on him! Yet instead of thinking on his past actions and wondering if he should rethink his plan of humiliation, it merely hardened his resolve. He would bring Fenton down, even if it meant Paulina fell too.

***Meanwhile, at the Cinema***

Tucker and Sam had just taken their seats as they waited for the horror movie to begin. Tucker was snacking on some buttery popcorn while Sam was sipping on an unsweetened tea.

"Thanks again for getting us these tickets and snacks." Tuck said.

"No problem." Sam smiled. "I love spoiling my…friends."

The nerd could see that his goth friend was hot and bothered by something…or someone.

"Your still pissed off at him, aren't you?"

"No. I'm not pissed off at Danny." She replied quickly.

Tuck sighed. "You say that…but I can tell you don't mean it."

"He just…" She growled. "Why can't he just ditch that bimbo? Doesn't he consider us more important?"

"Who said that he doesn't think we are important?" Tuck countered. "Just because he decided to go to Paulina's party doesn't mean he's gonna kick us to the curb. Did we stop being friends after our cafeteria menu fight?"

Sam grumbled but nodded her head in understanding. Still, she had a few nagging thoughts in the back of her mind concerning both her friend and Paulina. She could already imagine the humiliations he must be facing. Standing off to the side while all the other A-listers did their grind lines. Getting punch spilled on him. Maybe even having his present crushed. All the while, that Latina bitch would be laughing like she was ruler of the world. It made her sick to her stomach to think that she had tricked her friend…whom she secretly liked as more than a friend.

No matter. One way or another. Paulina would get what was coming to her. Whether that be from another horror movie character or getting fucked by a loser thanks to Desiree's wish.

She would laugh…if not for the twinge of guilt she felt.

Sure, she deserved to be knocked off her high horse and laughed at as she had done to others…but did really deserve what Sam had wished upon her?

No matter how much she wanted to tell herself yes, the Goth girl couldn't convince herself to believe it.

Hell. If Sam was truly being honest with herself, she would say that maybe her wish made her no better than the A-listers she hated so much.

As the lights in the theater dimmed, the Goth girl huffed. Whatever happened to Paulina, she could worry about later.

***Back at the Party***

Smiling. That and surrendering his body to the music was all Danny could do as he danced with Paulina. Were you to ask him any time later, he would tell you that he was one of the worst dancers in town. Yet currently he was matching his secret girlfriend step for step during the waltz they were dancing.

To his relief and joy, she to was grinning ear to ear as they danced. Her body was close to his, her hands in his as they glided across the floor. They didn't notice the phones recording their dance. They didn't care about the glares that Dash and his crew were giving them. All that mattered in that moment was the music and each other.

When the music finally ended, the two stopped in the middle of the dance floor, panting a little and looking into the other's eyes. Paulina was lost in the ocean that was Danny's blue eyes while he was enraptured by her sapphire eyes.

It was only by a cough off to the side that the secret couple were broken from their moment. They turned to look at the crowd and saw that all eyes were on them. Danny blushed and looked away while Paulina reluctantly put on the mask of the Queen B again.

Luckily for the duo, the cake had arrived, ready to be cut. She walked, hand in hand with Danny, towards the large confectionary treat. Her father certainly spared no expense, despite her telling him not to, in the size of the five-tiered cake. Out of the corner of her eye, she was amused to see that Danny was equally astounded by the cake. A server handed her a cake cutter so she could take the first slice. The seconds before the silver blade touched the cake seemed to last forever. As if the good mood she and her secret lover were feeling didn't want to end…

Yet it did.

Little did she know that Dash and a few of his friends tossed a few cherry bombs into the cake as she went to cut the first slice.

Seconds later, there was a muffled bang as the cake exploded. Large gobs of icing and cake flew in all directions but most of it flew towards the secret couple. From head to toe, Danny and Paulina were coated in Red Velvet cake and cream cheese frosting.

There were a few seconds of stunned silence before Dash and his friends began cackling like madmen.

'So, this must be how Carrie White felt.' Paulina thought to herself as tears began welling up in her eyes.

"Wow, Fenturd. I guess you got your just desserts!" The blonde jock said before he and his friends laughed some more. Meanwhile, the other guests were either whipping cake off themselves or glaring at the football stars. Finally, there was Danny.

The boy had remained quiet during this whole ordeal, not really knowing how to react to it all. It wasn't until he saw the look of shock and sadness on his girlfriend's face that he decided to respond.

Not caring that there was an audience before them, Danny cupped Paulina's chin in his hand before kissing her before everyone present.

That more than the prank got the crowd's attention and silence. To her credit, the Latina girl was shocked by her boyfriend's bold action but soon recovered and kissed back. That moment of bliss amid the scene of chaos took away most of the shame and embarrassment she had been feeling seconds ago.

When he finally pulled back, Danny couldn't help but smirk at the look of anger and frustration on the football star's face.

"Well, Dash. I guess you could say that takes the cake." The boy said cockily, leading his secret girlfriend to giggle.

Dash was seething as some of the other guests laughed at Danny's joke. Yet before he could say or do anything in response, hell broke loose once again.

The birthday presents and other boxy items from other rooms and halls began floating and swirling around a central point before the portly Box Ghost appeared.

"BEWARE! I am the Boooooox Ghoooost!" The specter said as he began tossing the presents and boxes around the room.

This caused all the guests, football players included, scattered and fled, leaving only the birthday girl and her lover standing in the middle of it all. Danny groaned in annoyance.

"Oh…My…God…" Danny groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Paulina kissed his cheek before saying. "Go do your hero thing."

He nodded his head before ducking under a covered table. Going ghost and going intangible so the food fell off him, he reappeared before the meddlesome ghost.

"Boxy." The halfa said calmly yet firmly. "You have the worst…timing…ever."

"So what, foolish hero? Why should I care about your mortal problems?" Boxy replied.

"Because you RUINED HER BIRTHDAY!" Danny bellowed while motioning towards his girlfriend.

Now as dumb as the denizens of the Ghost Zone thought the Box Ghost was, he was thankfully observant enough to not only notice the anger the Ghost Boy was exhuming but also the concern he had for the girl he was indicating to him.

"Ummm…"

"Now I'm going to ask you nicely, seeing as how this is supposed to be a day of celebration." Danny said as he powered up his fists. "Please, go quietly and peacefully back to the Ghost Zone…before I make you."

The quadrilateral obsessed specter could see the boy meant business this time, so he let the objects under his possession drop to the ground before disappearing.

As soon as Danny was sure he was gone, he floated back to the ground before changing back to Danny Fenton, now free of cake stains. He walked over to his girlfriend and placed a hand on her shoulder before making her temporarily intangible. The cake and frosting fell off her dress and body before she became solid again, her dress no longer soiled.

"I'm sorry." Danny mumbled.

Paulina reached out and caressed his cheek. "None of this is your fault."

He shrugged and looked down a little in shame before slowly pulling something out of his pocket.

"Well…I guess I can give you your present now." The boy said. In his hand he held a rectangular, velvet box. Paulina took it gingerly in her hands before opening it. Inside was a silver charm bracelet with three charms already attached. One was a Cuban flag, another a pair of pompoms, and the third was a little heart with the letters D and P engraved on it.

"Danny…its beautiful!" the girl exclaimed before taking it out of the box. Danny smiled brightly before helping attach the jewelry to her wrist.

Just then, the hotel manager and several other employees rushed into the ballroom. The manager had already gotten the basic rundown of what had happened from the few attendants that had witnessed the jock's prank and the arrival of the Box Ghost before they fled. He assured the birthday girl that they would handle the cleanup and no extra charges would be levied on her father. They were even gracious enough to offer to replace the destroyed presents.

For her part, Paulina thanked them for their kindness and asked them to contact her father about all the details.

Finally, after all that was sorted out, the two left the hotel. Danny glanced at his scooter while Paulina looked at the waiting limo.

"Well…I guess this is goodnight." Danny said as he looked at his girlfriend.

He saw a look in her eyes, one of deep contemplation with hints of mischief and excitement.

"Wait here." She said before quickly going to the limo and talking to the driver. After a moment, she returned while the limo drove away.

"I thought it would be romantic for my boyfriend to take me home." She said cheekily when he gave her a confused look.

The boy chuckles and blushes. "If you say so."

He hopped on his scooter while Paulina got on behind him, putting on the helmet he offered her. She told him where her house was before they started rolling down the streets of town. Neither teen could keep the smiles from blooming on their faces as the moment continued towards their destination. The boy blissfully ignorant of the plans the girl was cooking up for the two of them.

When they finally reached her house, Danny walked arm in arm with her to the door.

"You know…despite all the insanity with the jocks and Boxy…I really did have a good time at your party." The boy said before leaning in to kiss his girl…before she placed a finger on his lips.

"You know…I would really like the good time to continue…if you'd like" She said, flashing a nervous smile at him.

Now Danny wasn't all clueless. He had a sneaking suspicion of what she was implying, and it made him blush.

"Look. You don't have to if you don't feel ready…but…it would be a wonderful ending to my birthday…if we could." She said upon seeing his hesitance.

Danny thought for a moment before replying. "I do…but I'm just nervous…"

The Latina girl smile and caressed his cheek. "Don't be. I'll guide you."

With that, she led him inside the house and upstairs to her bedroom. Once inside, she lit a few candles by her bed and pulled something out of a drawer of her bedside table. She then returned to him before kissing him slowly and sensually on the lips. Danny returned the kiss, his hands going to her hips as their tongues danced.

When they separated a moment later, the loosened his tie and tossed it gently on her desk chair before helping him out of his dress shirt. All the while he looked at her. He couldn't help but smile at the way she bit his lip as she worked on his clothes. When she was done, she pulled the shirt off as well as his undershirt before looking back at him.

She reached behind her back and Danny could hear the sound of a zipper being pulled down. Shyly smiling, she raised her hands to cover her chest before allowing the dress to slip off her body and onto the floor, revealing that all she wore underneath was a lacy red thong. Then she slowly took her hands away to reveal her breasts to him. The boy's eyes widened at the sight of the soft mounds of flesh.

Taking his moment of amazement as a sign to continue, she gently grabbed his hands and moved them to her chest. Almost on instinct, he cupped the soft flesh, kneading it gently while his thumbs played with her nipples. When she moaned in pleasure, it turned Danny on greatly.

While her boyfriend was distracted, Paulina began working on his pants. First undoing his belt, then the button and zipper before letting them fall to the floor. She chuckled a little at his pitched tent before pulling off his boxers as well. Finally, she removed her panties for him so that now both of them were naked.

The boy stopped in his ministrations before gazing in wonder at the beauty of his girlfriend. She smiled before gently pulling him to her bed. They rested on their knees, facing each other before going in for a kiss. Paulina took this opportunity to guide one of his hands to her velvety folds while she began pumping his penis. Danny's fingers probed the insides of her soft and warm core, trying to find her sweet spot.

The two continued kissing and moaning in pleasure as the manual stimulation of one another continued. It was difficult to say how long it went on but there came a moment when the two felt their first climax of the night rapidly approaching. Danny thrust his hips forwards, letting out a long groan before cumming, his seed splattering all over Paulina's belly. At the same time, Paulina cried out as she found her release, soaking her lover's fingers in her sweet nectar.

It took a few moments for the teens to come off their ecstasy high before their senses returned.

Danny immediately blushed red. "Oh God. I came to quickly, didn't I? And I ejaculated on you."

Paulina shook her head in amusement at her boyfriend's worrying before removing his fingers from her pussy and putting them in his mouth. He was shocked by her actions and her smile before he suckled the juices off them. Her eye's never left his as she reached down and scooped a gob of his cum up with her fingers and began suckling on them.

Once she was done, she pulled bother their hands away. "You did fine, Danny. This is your first time, remember?"

"Heh, yeah." He sighed in relief.

"Just relax. Making love isn't about how long it lasts but the emotions and pleasure we feel." She continued before kissing him again.

Their tongues danced again. Once she separated from his, she slowly fell back to the mattress, pulling him on top of her. Their faces were millimeters apart and their breathing was growing heavy. She reached over and grabbed the object she set on her bedside table before revealing it to be a condom.

"I'm on birth control but I think for your first time it would give you some piece of mind if you wore this." She said, taking it out of its package before gently slipping it onto he returned erection. Then she slowly guided his penis to her entrance. Danny looked into her eyes one last time. When she smiled and nodded encouragingly, the boy slowly pushed inside his lover, surrendering his virginity to her.

The two moaned in pleasure once he was fully sheathed, his head buried in the cook of her neck while one of her hands held it there.

"Slow and steady, Danny. You don't have to rush." She cooed in his ear. The boy kissed her cheek before beginning to make love to her. Paulina's legs wrapped around him and her hands clawed at his back, pulling him in deeper. For Danny, he felt the scratches she was giving him, yet they inexplicably felt good, as if this was one of the many signs that he was doing it right.

They didn't know how long they went on, all that mattered was the pleasure.

"Paulina! I'm gonna cum!" He panted.

"Me too, Danny" She moaned.

A few more thrusts before Danny came. The two lovers cried out in pleasure as they reveled in their mutual climax. They breathed heavily and deeply for a few minutes before the boy slowly pulled out of the Latina girl and collapsed beside her. She turned to him and slid the filled condom off him and put it back in the wrapper before cuddling with him.

"So…how was it?" She asked.

"Amazing…wonderful…breathtaking." He replied.

Paulina chuckled. "Good. I knew you would like it."

They leaned forwards and kissed one another again.

"Happy Birthday, Paulina." Danny whispered.

"Thank you, my love." She replied.

Slowly but surely, the lovers fell asleep, hoping for a peaceful night sleep…

Only for the two sleeping teens to shiver a little in fear while laughter from a certain maniacal, female, dream slasher echoed quietly in the otherwise empty room.

Meanwhile, outside Paulina's window, a worried Desiree peered inside and tried thinking of ways to bypass the horrible wish she granted and beat the movie character she had brought to life.

Author's Note: Yeah…this has been a long while in the making. I'll save you guys the details and give you a Cliff Notes summary of what's been going on in my life. Had change in my plans for the future. My old college degree hasn't really gotten me anywhere so I'm now going down a new career path while returning to college to match what I want to be. Thankfully it won't take me too many years to complete but needless to say I'm back in college. I've switched from my old part time job that was drastically cutting back my hours to barely 10 hours a week to my new full-time job. Finally, I'm very picky and particular with my chapters and if they don't come out the way I want them to or if I get stuck, that causes delays. But rest assured I will not abandon my stories. Thank you all very much for your patience!